It would be easier not to comment on the tragic ending of Jovan Belcher. Who wants to think about such a shocking, sickening turn of events involving the Kansas City Chiefs’ linebacker? He was once a West Babylon hero, a young man who seemingly had everything he’d ever dreamed of — an NFL career, money and fame.

– Domestic violence victims lose nearly 8 million days of paid work per year in the U.S. alone — the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs.

– Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners had never contacted non-governmental organizations, shelters or the police for help.

– The costs of intimate partner violence in the U.S. alone exceed $5.8 billion per year: $4.1 billion are for direct medical and healthcare services, while productivity losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.

– Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.

In the piece, Araton quoted New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte, who in an earlier piece on Redmond wrote, “She still often appears to be a one-woman crusade, armed with audacity and a smartphone, waging battle against an athletic culture of invulnerability that has become increasingly explosive in the college and professional sports industries.”

Redmond works tirelessly with women who are victims of violent attacks by athletes, women who can’t get the school, the team, the coach or anyone to do anything!

More attention needs to be focused on this issue — starting with young athletes — to educate and end their sense of invincibility, entitlement and madness which can lead to all forms of domestic violence, including murder.

Do you feel that not enough attention has been given to Belcher’s girlfriend and their 3-month-old daughter? Sound off with your thoughts and comments below…